Software Product Line Manager 
Location: US, , Hillsboro
Salary range: 115000-160000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Telecommunications
Function: Product Management

Company profile:
Human capital is usually the biggest asset and expense for a company. Making the right hire – the first time – is critical to an organization’s ability to succeed in a competitive market. At Talence Group, we take the time to understand our clients and their mission, and match the right talent to this mission.For candidates, we want to make sure that the opportunties we present are a perfect fit for you.  Our goal is to match your core competencies, passion and career focus with great positions that our client companies offer.

Job description:
This is an exclusive retained search being conducted by Talence GroupWho our client is…Our client is a market leader and innovator in hardware and software platforms for next generation wireless infrastructure solutions. They have world-renowned product and service offerings for the telecom and networking industry.  These products enable customers to provide rapid, high value applications and services to the marketplace at a lower cost.What our client needs…An exceptional product line leader to strategically develop and manage platform management software solutions including a new product line in the telecom cloud space (SDN and NFV.)  If you have razor-sharp instincts about what makes a great product, are passionate about customer experience and possess a strong orientation to exceeding expectations, please apply immediately. What you will do…Be the lead for the platform team to define the telecom cloud platform strategy for customers. The definition will include virtualization, telecom cloud based management, and NFV/SDN frameworks.Own product lifecycle management and product planning activities including: market sizing, customer needs assessment, product and service definitions and roadmaps, scheduling and management. Work closely with customers, develop innovative capabilities and lead cross-functional programs.Work with engineering to ensure targeted configurations and combinations can be successfully deployed in telecom operating environments.Analyze Telecom (wireless and wireline) and Networking market segments, develop software product strategies and develop business plan to address attractive market opportunities.Lead the software product line, which includes being the focal point for all in-bound customer feature requests and prioritization, creating proposals for customer feature requests (including pricing), authoring Product Requirement Documents for all software releases.Partner with R&amp;D review and approve internal documentation required for successful completion of the product with the requisite functionality.Understand and anticipate customer requirements expectations; current gaps &amp; technical constraints; prioritize the features; drive requirements and ultimately deliver the optimal customer experience.Provide leadership and rally development team to ship high quality products under aggressive schedules.Actively manage product transitions and work with Operation teams to improve process efficiencies.Establish and own relationships with external technology partners.Define successful go-to-market approaches by partnering with sales and marketing teams.Develop positioning, sales collateral and tools to support demand generation efforts and drive a successful and profitable portfolio.

Requirements:
What you need to have….Proven ability in understanding customers’ environment, challenges and requirements to develop successful long-term solutions and partnerships.Leadership and ability to influence &amp; motivate cross-functional teams.Structured business analysis skills to develop comprehensive business plans for investment approval purposes – includes opportunity quantification, competitive make-up, target share and sustainable differentiators to gain share.Ability to develop financial analysis (Market sizing – Target Addressable Market, Serviceable Addressed Market, target share, pricing analysis and value matrix, ROI, etc.).Ability to make roadmap trade-offs in such a way to keep roadmap on target while satisfying customer requests.Analyze competitive landscape; develop product positioning and pricing strategies based on value matrix.Develop product presentations and drive content for product literature. Write application briefs and application notes to highlight the differentiating values of product lines.BS in Engineering and MBA with focus on marketing preferred.5-10 years’ experience as a product marketing/management in computer or communication related industry.Experience in dealing with Communications Service Providers, working with Telecom Equipment Providers, or product marketing/management of Compute/Communication platforms for the embedded market and systems experience highly desired.Knowledge of bladed architectures, platform management and cloud technologies. Direct experience with Cloud Computing/Management, NFV and SDN technologies is a strong plus.Broad understanding of networking technologies as a result of working at an operator or telecom equipment manufacturer.

Benefits:
Full time Compensation: $115K - 160K base salaryBenefits: Outstanding Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement and College Scholarship Programs for Children of employeesWork Location: Portland, OR